I meant to put a chomp in there also so it should read:

#!/usr/bin/perl
open(GG,"getall.txt");                                      
$dest="/home/test/files/";
$targ="/home/new/newfiles/";
                                     
while (<GG>) {
chomp;
($first,$second,$third)=split(/\./,$_);                
print "first: $first second: $second third: $third \n";
my $dest_file = $dest . $_;
my $target_file = $targ . "gotit.$second.$third"; 
system (`cp $dest_file $target_file`);

}
                                                 
close(GG);
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